US – Sunday, March 21
Can’t get your movie made? Just wing it
Making a documentary about competitive eating doesn’t exactly sound like a good way to lose weight. But Brian Dwyer became so consumed with his project that he lost nearly 50 pounds at Philadelphia’s 2005 Wing Bowl. “I was doing the movie full-time, and I didn’t have a lot of money,” he says. “So I lived on a steady diet of spaghetti and Pop-Tarts.”

 

Photo: KNUT KOIVISTO
Movies
Taking on a blockbuster
If the name Stieg Larsson isn’t familiar, the cover of his globally best-selling book may provide instant recognition, considering the novel is reaching Harry Potter-level ubiquity. The film adaptation follows suit, blowing box office records all over Europe for its roundly praised, faithful rendition of the story of two detectives (of sorts) who uncover family scandals in search of a woman who has been missing for 40 years. We sat down with director Niels Arden Oplev to chat about his version of the tale.
 
Movies
A chase worth pursuing
REVIEW. On the one hand, there’s no one as sexy and ambitious as Jennifer Aniston slinking around your average small-town, New Jersey newsroom. On the other, it’s a lot more fun when there is — and that’s kind of the point of “The Bounty Hunter.”
Movies
Not quite a ‘Runaway’ success
REVIEW. The story of Cherie Currie’s rise to fame as the teenage sex kitten singer with the Runaways is fascinating and ultimately sad, but there’s a reason you know Joan Jett’s name better.
 

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Movies
Stiller: You live and you learn
Ben Stiller had little trouble relating to his character in “Greenberg” — Noah Baumbach’s new film about a misanthropic failed musician adrift in Los Angeles after a nervous breakdown — but he insists that’s just because of a monumental birthday.
 
Philly Movies
Damon’s latest not quite in the ‘Zone’
New Pattinson flick not very memorable
An ‘Ugly’ farewell and a role in a ‘Wedding’
Tim Burton in ‘Wonderland’
Going from spy to prime minister
And the Oscar goes to ...
Revisiting Wonderland
A tumble down the rabbit hole
10 is the magic number
And the Oscar goes to ... we’re still not sure
Philly Movies
Burton’s ‘Alice’ is not so wonderful
Really the ‘Finest’ Brooklyn can offer?
This week, celebrate girl power
French film able to turn ‘A Prophet’
Kevin Smith makes a big-studio comedy
Because sanity is so overrated
Surprised? ‘Cop Out’ takes the easy route
She’s got range, and she uses it
Extra, read all about it!
Meet the new sidekick from ‘Shutter Island’
 
 
 
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MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
 
 
 
Metro Life Panel
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